B. Commencement Address Essay by Tone M. H. Petersen Most people know that it is important to show kindness towards other people and it might seem like a very trivial piece of advice to give people if you tell them to remember to be more kind. However sometimes in the grand scheme of things and in the overpowering and overwhelming light of our own ambition and need for success we still let opportunities of kindness pass us by. This is what George Saunders1 addresses in his commencement addres that
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Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address was about the Civil war that had just ended between the North and South‚ in which the former had won. Lincoln recognized that both sides did not want the war‚ but both had to commit to it so that their goals can be reached. He also noted that neither party could have predicted that the war would become so large and last so long. Lincoln’s purpose of his speech is to unify the North and South parties that were torn apart from this war. With what Lincoln says
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Analysis of Anders Schwarzenegger’s Republican National Convention Address 2004 There are many ways of writing and performing a speech. But no matter how it is chosen to be done‚ is it always about winning the respect of the ones who are listening. Now‚ that is not an easy job‚ and it takes a lot practice to create the perfect speech. In this analysis I am going to focus on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s speech as governor of Californian‚ at the Republican National Convention. This year Arnold Schwarzenegger
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In Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address‚ he made many assertions that this Nation would be reconditioned. Roosevelt mentions how our constitutional system had had been through substandard situations‚ hence they would get through this calamity with great effort put forth by himself and the
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In the spring of 1947‚ President Harry S. Truman gave a speech to a joint session of congress‚ where he declared his new foreign policy approach for the United States in the post war era. This approach would become known as the Truman Doctrine‚ in it the U.S. would as Truman said‚ “support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures” . Effectively Truman’s speech indicated that the U.S. would act to stop the spread of communism whether it be from
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On behalf of the great state of Illinois‚ crossroads of a nation‚ Land of Lincoln‚ (Already he refers to Lincoln‚ a highly respected former President famous for the Gettysburg Address) let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because‚ let’s face it‚ my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student‚ born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats‚ went to school
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On the day of January 17‚ 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his last speech as a president. He used the speech to say farewell to his years of being president and to encourage us to keep making America greater. America getting greater will at least keep peace‚ to foster progress in human achievement‚ enhance liberty‚ dignity‚ and integrity among people and among nations. In Eisenhower’s speech he says‚ “Our people expect their president and congress to find essential agreement on issues of great moment
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Every four years America elects a new president to run our country‚ and in January of the next year the new president makes a speech to the American people. Each president takes office at a different time in the country‚ which requires a different type of speech for the American citizens. When John F. Kennedy took office in 1961‚ America had been dealing with the Cold War‚ the Space Race‚ and the Civil Rights Movement‚ so America needed a speech the would send hope and strength to themselves and
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Donald Trump was elected on November 8th‚ 2016 and became the 45th president of the United States on January 20‚ 2017. The President’s speech was unlike any other‚ he gave a very populist message that was an influence on the campaign trail‚ as well. President Trump starts off his speech stressing the importance of joining “in a great national effort to rebuild our country” and then slowly moves on to basically subtweeting the last presidency. He states that DC has “reaped the rewards of the government”
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interfere with love. He skillfully uses reverse syntax to repeat and contrast words‚ and implements metaphors to expand on the meaning of love. In this poem‚ he also utilizes personification to explain several profound qualities of love in only a few lines. As is true with many other of his poems‚ Shakespeare effectively communicates his message in a beautiful‚ descriptive way. In “Let me not to the marriage of true minds‚” Shakespeare uses reverse syntax‚ metaphors‚ and personification to create images
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